Clear (Cybotron album)

Cybotron
Origin	Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Genres	Electronica, house, electro, techno, new wave
Years active	1980-1995
Labels	Deep Space Fantasy
Past members	Juan Atkins Richard "3070" Davis John "Jon-5" Housely

Cybotron was a pioneering and influential American electro music group formed in 1980 by Juan Atkins and Richard "3070" Davis in Detroit. Guitarist John "Jon 5" Housely joined soon afterward. Cybotron had a number of singles now considered classics of the electro genre, particularly "Clear" and the group's debut, "Alleys Of Your Mind", as well as "Cosmic Cars" and "R-9".

The group was inspired by midwestern funk, especially the music of George Clinton, along with German synthesizer pioneers, Kraftwerk, Japanese electro pioneers, Yellow Magic Orchestra, English electropop, Italo disco and futurist literary influences such as Alvin Toffler's books Future Shock and The Third Wave. The name "Cybotron", coined by Atkins, is a portmanteau of cyborg and cyclotron. Atkins was fond of creating such "futuristic-sounding" words — the record label names "Metroplex" and "Transmat" being other examples.

Although generally considered electro, Cybotron was also part of the early evolution of Techno music. Cybotron was the first musical outlet of Techno co-originator, Juan Atkins, and the group's unique combination of musical influences, boldly experimental aesthetic and Afro-futurist philosophy became the underpinnings of Detroit Techno.

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